ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 20 /PRNewswire/ — The first day of spring welcomes the start of allergy season. To help those suffering from common household allergies, LG Electronics today announced the expansion of its allergen-reduction laundry line to now include a unique combination washer-dryer unit.
The full-size, all-in-one unit joins the company’s recently launched SteamWasher(TM) […]

April 13, 2008 (San Diego) — Smoking, exercise, and diet are behavioral aspects of health that are of increasing interest, because they might influence survival and disease risk in cancer survivors, researchers reported here at the American Association for Cancer Research 2008 Annual Meeting. The nature and role of health habits and lifestyle is an […]

Procter & Gamble Partners With Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America To Combat Allergens in the Bedroom
CINCINNATI, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — This spring, Procter & Gamble is partnering with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) to educate consumers about combating indoor allergens by honing in on the area where Americans spend one third […]

For Goldfinger’s Jill Masterson, being slathered in gold didn’t end too well.
But a beauty company has promised that the precious metal has many benefits, leaving customers looking younger and banishing their wrinkles.
A gold-leaf facial is the latest beauty craze among ladies of a certain age.
Luxury: A customer enjoys the £180 facial, which uses 24-carat gold
The […]

On Harley Street, doctors and their celebrity clients are hailing human growth hormone as a miracle anti-ageing treatment. But does the science back up their claims?
It sounds like the ultimate anti-ageing elixir. With purported benefits such as younger-looking skin, educed body fat and higher energy levels, human growth hormone (HGH) is being hailed as […]

WINSTON-SALEM — Cardio tennis is the workout of the stars. Ever wonder why the world’s best tennis players like Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and even the Williams sisters are in such good shape? Tennis is great exercise and works out a lot of different muscle groups.
Cardio tennis is quickly becoming the exercise of choice for […]

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Regular exercise has significant benefits for cancer patients, according to the Professional Association of German Internists (BDI).
Forty-five minutes of speed walking a day reduces mortality rates in patients with intestinal cancer by up to 30 per cent. Exercise also helps control weight problems, which are a risk factor for intestinal and […]

All water contains fluoride naturally. In many places – Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, and Hartlepool in north-east England, for example – the natural level is already at the optimum of one part of fluoride per million parts water.
Studies show, where fluoride occurs at or near the optimum level, there is a significant reduction in tooth decay. […]

High protein diet helpful in weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Middle-aged women who followed a high-protein diet compared with those who followed a low-protein diet lost more weight over a 1-year study period, according to researchers from Australia.
“Whether this was actually due to the protein per se or the fact that those women […]

WASHINGTON — Lots of people lunged for bottled water after they were told last month that tap water in many U.S. cities contains traces of pharmaceuticals.
“They wanted five-gallon bottles, half-liter cases, anything that wasn’t municipal water,” said Jennifer Brandon, who was taking phone orders for home-delivered Deer Park water.
Responding to the public alarm, Sens. Barbara […]